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E. K. 'rHoMAs TRAILER Filed lay 10, 1938 8 She'ets-Sheet INVENTOR M0 .Edward K. Thomas BY am@ am; 9M r @Wy ATTORNE Patented Mar. 1 2, 1940 UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE TRAILER l AEdward K. AThomas, Miami, Flat Application May 10, 1938, Serial No. 206,971 22 claims. `(ci. 29e- 23) This invention relates to living quarters of limited dimensions and the equipment therefor,

and, more in particular, to movable living quar ters of the vehicle type.

An object of this inventionl is to provide living quarters and equipment of simple and durable construction which are adequate in use but which may be confined to a small space' when desirable.

- Another object is to provide living quarters and equipment which are light in weight and thoroughly practical in construction. Another object is to provide living quarters and equipment of the above character which may easily be transpieces of equipment extended for use;

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view showing the interior thereof;

Figure 2A is an enlarged detail of a portion of the porch construction;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 with the upper shell and the various units of equipment nested so that the trailer may be transported.

Figure 4 is a section view on the lines 4-'6 of Figure 2;,

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the lines 5- of Figure 2; a

Figure 6 is a skeleton perspective View showing the elevating mechanism for the upper shell;

Figure 7 is a detailed view of a portion of the elevating mechanism;

Figure 8 is a horizontal sectional view on theV lines 8-8 of Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a vertical sectional view showing the i details of construction of the collapsible wash stand and the chest of drawers in the upper compartment;

Figure l0 is va view similar to Figure 9 but showing the various units in the nested position;

Figure l1 is a detail view of one type of interengaging lug construction; and A Figure 12 is a view of a modified cabinet construction.

Referring to Figure 1 of the drawings, a main body portion 2 is supported near its center by a pair of wheels d and at its forward end by aton'gue or draw-bart. In this embodiment a pair of adjustable legs 3 is provided, one at each of the'rear corners of the main body portion 2;

these adjustable legs are hinged at their upper the trailer.

ends to the frame and are raised and clamped in a horizontal position during the time .the trailer is being transported. In Figure 5 additional legs 3a are shown at the front corners of The main body portion 2 forms the 5 main supporting structure and at the same time provides the lower room designated by the numeral 8 (see Figure 2) Mounted upon this main u body portion is an upper shell I0 which may be elevated to the position shown in Figures 1 and 2 10 from the position shown in Figure 3 to form an upper room or chamber generally designated by the numeral I2 (Figure 2).

As shown at the left of Figures l and 2 a rear porch is provided having a folding floor I4 and l5 an awning structure I6. The porch structure and the various other units of equipment are so related to the main body portion and the upper shell that they will be properly positioned for use when the'upper shell is elevated. Depend- 20 ing from the outside corners of the porch are two adjustable legs 5, similar to legs 3. Legs 5 are hinged at their upper ends so that they may be folded up under the frame during movement of the trailer and lowered to assist in supporting 25 the extended porch when the upper shell is elevated.

The means for elevating the upper shell is best shown in Figure 6 and includes four vertically ex tending male screws 20 mounted upon the main 30 body portion, each of which cooperates with an elevating lug 22 fixed to the'upper shell. A'shaft and gear structure is provided for rotating the vertical shafts simultaneously so that the upper shell may be raised or lowered as desired. This 35 shaft and gear structure comprises a front horizontal shaft 24 and a rear horizontal shaft 26, each of which is mechanically connected to a longitudinal shaft 28 by a pair of interengaging bevel gears 30; a. worm gear unit comprising a 40 worm 29 and a cooperating gear 3| connects each of shafts 24 and 26 to two of the vertical screws 20. The elevating mechanism is operated by a removable hand-crank 33 upon the end of horizontal shaft 26. In this manner horizontal shafts 24 and 26 are connected by gearing in the ratio of one-to-one, and, thus, when shaft 26 is turned by means of hand-crank 33, worms 29 all move at the same rate so that the upper shell is elevated or lowered in a uniform manner at its four corners. A suitable ratchet Wheel 25 and a cooperating dog 21 is provided to lock the gear mechanism. Referring to Figure 7, shafts 24, 26, and 28 are supported by a plurality of brackets 4B (only one of which is shown) extending down- 55 wardly from the oor of the main body portion, each of which carries a ball-bearing unit 48. As shown in Figure 1, the crank receiving end of shaft 26i is covered by a locked door 35.

As pointed out above, the means for extending and supporting the porch is operated at the same time that the upper shell is being elevated. For this purpose, near the center of longitudinal shaft 28 (Figure 6), and mechanically connected thereto by means of a pair of bevel gears 32, is a shaft 34 which in turn is mechanically connected by a worm 36 and aV cooperating gear 31 to a rotatable horizontal male screw 38. Screw 38 is supported at its ends and held from moving longitudinally by brackets 38' and 36. Mounted upon male screw 38 (Figure 6) is a hexagonal nut 40 which is welded to a U-shaped porch supporting frame 42. Porch supporting frame 42 is formed by a cross-bar 4| and a pair of angle bars 44 which are moved. outwardly by nut 40 to the position shown when lugs 22 and the upper shell are moved upwardly. In the present embodiment shaft 34 is connected to shaft 28 by gearing in a ratio of one-to-one and worm 36 is of a. pitch to fully extend porch supporting frame 42 by the time that lugs 22 have carried upper shell I8 to its upper position. Angle bars 44 are slidablyv supported in slots in the frame structure and, when in the extended position shown in Figure 1 and cooperate with adjustable legs 5 to form a rigid support for the porch oor |4. vg.

Rigidly carried by the outer ends of angle bars 44 is a vertically positioned porch railing which comprises a pair of upwardly extending posts 58 and a horizontal bar 52. The porch floor I4 is divided in two lsections which are connected together at their adjacent edges. by hinges 54, the right-hand section being connected by hinges 56 to the main body portion of the trailer and the left-hand section having slots 58 which receive upwardly extending T-members 51 carried on the ends of angle bars 44. As shown in Figure 2A, near the outer end of each bar 44 is mounted a cam lug 53 which normally ilts into a correspondingly shaped recess 55 in the bottom of a sill forming a part of floor I4; the function of these camlugs will be pointed out below.

Side railings for the porch are provided by two ropes 60, each of which is provided with a weight 62 at one end which is positioned in one of posts 50. At the upper end of each of these posts is a bracket carrying a pulley 61 over which the corresponding rope 66 extends. The opposite end of each rope 60 extends over a 'corresponding pulley 68 and carries a weight 63. When the.

porch is in the extended position, weights 62 and 63 abut the brackets of their corresponding pulleys so as to hold ropes 60 taut. When the porch is moved to the collapsed position shown in Figure 3, weights 62 and 63 move downwardly pulling ropes 60 to the position shown.

Awning I6 (see also Figure 2) is carried by a U-shaped frame 12 which is pivoted near the top of the main body portion of the trailer at 14. Extending outwardly from each side of frame 12 is a pin 16 and carried by the upper shell structure in vertical alignment with each of these pins is a curved bracket 18. The lower portion of the back wall of the upper shell is formed by a lid 88 which is supported at its upper edge by a plurality of hinges 82. Extending through a slot in upperA shell (Figure l) at the side of lid and carried by lid 80 is an l lshoarma arm 84. Arm 84 carries a roller 83, which rides upon a vertically extending track 85. When shell I0 is moved from the nested position of Figure 3 to the extended position of Figure 1, roller 83 cooperates with track 85 to swing lid 80 outwardly and then holds it free of the units collapsed beneath it. However, in this embodiment, when the shell is in the upper position lid 80 is held in the position shown by the awning frame 12, and provides protection for the awning and affords a protected opening to the upper chamber of the trailer.

, When the upper shell is moved to its lower position as shown in Figure 3, the porch and the awning are folded and entirely concealed between the rear walls of the main body portion 2 and the upper shell l0 and lid 88 moves down iiush with the upper shell walls. As best shown in Figure 2A, T-members 51 on the ends of angle bars 44 are normally positioned at the left ends of slots 58. Thus, when angle bars 44 start moving inwardly the T-members move to the right in their slots for a short distance before they contact porch floor I4. During this small movement cam lugs 53 are moved to the right and move out of their recesses 55, and floor I4 is lifted, as shown in broken lines, and swung upwardly about its hinges 56 (Figure 2). With floor I4 thus swung upwardly, as angle bars 44 move further to the right the T-members contact the left-hand side of floor I4 and exert pressure thereon, folding the i'loor to the position 4shown in Figure 3. At the same time weights 62 and 63 pull ropes 60 inwardly and awning I6 vmoves downwardly due to gravity; thus, these units are totally enclosed in the manner shown.

Referring to the right-hand side of Figures 2 and 3, along the top edge of the main body portion is a sealing bead 90 of material such as reinforced soft rubber, and positioned upon the' inside of the upper shell is a similar bead 92. These beads extend along the sides and front of the trailer (see also Figures 4 and 5), and when the upper shell is elevated they cooperate to effectively seal the upper chamber.

As an additional means for holding upper shell I0 rigid when it is in the elevated position, three interengaging bracket constructions are provided along each side wall. l These bracket constructions ,are of the type shown in Figure 11, there being a 'female bracket |38, mounted upon the side wall of'the lower shell 2 below bead 98, and a male bracket |40 mounted upon upper shell I0. Racket |38 is provided with a tapered vertical hole |42, and bracket |48 is provided with a pin |44 tapered to t hole |42. When upper shell I6 is in the nested position brackets |38 and |40 are disengaged, but when shell I0 is moved upwardly and approaches the fully elevated position, pins |44 approach `and enter holes |42. Thus, when the shell is in the fully elevated position, brackets |38 and |46 are rigidly interengaged, and with these bracket constructions positioned on the side walls with one bracket construction adjacent to each corner, there is no tendency for the upper shell to move with respect to lower shell 2.

Bead 92 is suiciently flexible to pass brackets |38 without diiilculty. However, when desirable, bead 92 may be cut away at. the point where it passes bracket |38, and bead 98 may be sufficiently widened at this point to insure a proper sealing relationship between the two beads.

A means is provided for holding the upper shell rigid when it is in the nested position; this 75 means comprises three bracket constructions along each side wall, the bracket constructions being of the type shown in Figure 11, but they are inverted. As shown at the left of Figure 5, the bracket 438 of each set is mounted upon the lower shell below bead 90, and the bracket 440 is mounted near the top of the inner walls of upper shell I0. Referring to Figure 1, brackets 488 and 440 are positioned at the side .of brackets |38 and- |40, so that they will not interfere with each other. When the upper shell is moved to the nested position, brackets 438 and 440 move into engaging relationship and hold the upper shell rigid with respect to the lower shell. Bead 90 is sufficiently flexible to permit brackets 440 to pass it without dilculty. l

At the rear of the trailer, adjacent the upper edge of lid 80 (see Figure 2), is hinged a sealing ap 94. its edges and extends substantially the full width of the trailer between upper shell and` lower. shell 2. When upper shell |0 moves downwardly to the position shown in Figure 3, flap 94 automatically moves to the position there shown. When upper shell I0 is is in the elevated position Vflap 94 maybe lifted to provide ventilation for the upper chamber I2.

Certain of the details of construction of the elevating mechanism are shown in Figures '7 and 8. Screw 20 is positioned in a vertically extending space in the side walls'of lower shell 2 and is supported by a collar |05, which is held in place by a set screw |08 and which rests fupon a thrust bearing |04. Bearing |04 is mounted in the frame of lower shell 2 and the upper end of screw 20 is held in alignment by a similarly mounted ball-bearing unit |02.

Mounted-upon the inner surface of upper shell l0 and extending through a slot H2 (see also Figure 8) in the side of lower shell 2,`is elevating lug 22, whichis provided with two spaced collars ||0 (Figure 7) threaded on screw 20. Extending along the inner sides of slot ||2 are two rubber beadings ||4, which normally overlap so as to close slot ||2 except where held apart by elevating lug 22. As elevating lug 22 moves up and down along screw 20, beadings ||4 are displaced in the manner shown in Figure 8, but at,

the same time they provide a'substantial seal for space |05. A channel forms one wall of space |05 and permits unobstructed movement of lug 22.

Shaft 20 extends downwardly from collar |08 and is mechanically connected through worm 29 and cooperating gear 3| with shaft 26.

Referring again to Figure 2, positioned in upper chamber I2 is a' clothes cabinet 96, which is connected by a pair of hinges v98 to frame member 91 of the upper shell |0. Cabinet 96 is provided at its front with a door having a mirror (not shown) therein and at its two lower rear corners with a pair of supporting rollers -Mounted upon the oor in alignment with rollers |0|I are two wedge-shaped-stop members 99, which act as stops for the rollers, and, at the same time, assist in supporting the cabinet. When the upper shell is elevated cabinet 96 may be used as a clothes cabinet and it is held in position by hinges 98. rollers |0| and stop members 99. When the upper shell starts moving downwardly, rollers |0| move to the left (Figure 2) off of and away from stop members 99 and along the floor to the position shown in Figure 3. Garments hanging in cabinet 96'when it is in the position shown in Figure 2 are thus carefully laid in the Flap 94 is rigid with a sealing bead 'at horizontal position without danger of injury thereto.

In the modied form of this structure, shown in Figure 12, cabinet 216 is provided with la pair of rollers 218 at its two rear corners, and with a pair of rollers 280 at its front corners, and is hinged to frame 98 by hinges 91. When the up' per shell is elevated, cabinet 218 is supported by hinges 91 and by rollers 280, and when shell I0 starts moving downwardly rollers 280 automatically move to the left along the oor. Subsequently cabinet 216 is turned so that rollers 218 Vcontact the floor, and rollers 280 lare lifted from the oor.- Upon further movement of the shell downwardly rollers 218 cooperate with hinges 91 to support the cabinet in same manner as do rollers |0|. in the preferred. embodiment.

Reverting to Figure 2. tothe right of clothes cabinet 96 is positioned a collapsible shower generally indicated by the numeral |20. Shower is formed by a pan-shaped base |22, vpreferably square, anda plurality of sections |20a, |20b, etc., also square, and of -graduated sizes, the lower section |20a being adapted to nest within base |22, and the next section |20b being adapted to nest within section |20a, etc., in the manner shown in Figure 3. Each section is provided with an outwardly extending flange on its lower edge and an inwardly extending flange on its upper edge, and base |22 is provided with an inwardly extending flange around its upper edge.v The shower issupported in its extended position by a tank |24 secured to the roof of upper shell y |0 and having an outwardly extending flange cooperating with the inwardly extending flange on the top of section |20f. As-best shown in Figure -3, when the upper shell is lowered, tank |24 ts within the center of the nested sections of the shower. Referring to Figure 5, the side of shower |20 is provided with an opening which is formed Vby cutting away a portion of each of the sections |20a, |20b, etc. This opening 4is covered by a shower curtain |26 -which hangs from the lower edge of tank |24. Water is supplied to tank |24 through a flexible pipe (not shown) which extends from lower shell 2; referring again to Figures 2 and 3, a drain pipe |23 extends'from pan v|22 down through the wall of lower shell 2. e

Turning now to Figure 5, adjacent shower |20 and hinged at its top to upper shell I0 is a mirror |28, anddirectly beneath the mirror is positioned a hemispherical wash basin |30 having 'a downwardly extending hood |3| surrounding it.

Hinged to the back of the mirror at |34 (see also Figure 9) is a U-shaped connecting link or frame |32; the other end of frame |32 is hinged to wash basin |30 at |38. Below hood 3| and supported thereby is a skirt |33 formed by a plurality of sections similar to the sections |20a, |2013, etc., of shower |20. As shown in Figure l0, these sections of skirt |33 nest around wash basin |30 within hood |3| when the units 'are in the nested position.

Wash basin |30 is supported by three bracket constructions of the type shown in Figure 11. Thus three brackets |38 are mounted' on wash basin |30, one positioned near each of the upper rear corners of skirt |3|, and one positioned near the center of the bottom of the skirt; these brackets cooperate with brackets |40 mounted upon upper shell l0. When the units are in thenested position oi" Figure i0 brackets |38 upon the top of wash basin |30. As upper shell starts moving upwardly the upper end of mirror |28 is lifted and the mirror and the frame |32 are moved to the position shown in broken lines (Figure During this movement Wash basin |30 remains stationary upon the door, and by holding one end of frame |32 stationary it assists in properly positioning mirror 28.

Simultaneously with the proper positioning of mirror |28 brackets |40 engage brackets |38 and upon further movement of shell |0 upwardly mirror |28 and wash basin |30 are raised as a unit to the position shown in Figure 9. Attached to the bottom of wash basin |30 is a flexible drainpipe |46 which empties into drainpipe |23 which extends from shower |20. When the wash basin is moved to the position shown in Figure l0 drainpipe |46 moves downwardly into the side wall of lower shell 2. Water is supplied to wash basin |30 through a flexiblev pipe connection not shown) with water tank |24. At the two lower corners of skirt |3| are two inverted brackets 340 and mounted upon the door are two brackets 338; when the basin moves to the position shown in Figure 10 these brackets move into engagement with each other and hold the basin from sideward movement.

At the left of wash basin |3| (Figure 9) and supported by the top of upper shell I0 and the floor of upper chamber I2 is a collapsible chest of drawers |52. Chest |52 comprises a plurality of sections |54a, |5417. |54c and |54d, and a linkage supporting construction. The linkage supporting construction comprises two pairs of links (only one pair being shown), each pair comprising a link |56 and a link |58 which are attached at their upper ends to a mounting member |60 rigidly carried by the roof of upper shell I0. Each link |58 is connected to mounting frame |60 by a pivot |62 and to sections |54a, |54b, |54c, and |54d, by pivots |64a, |641), |64c, and |64d, respectively. In a like manner each link |56 is connected to mounting frame |60 by a pivot |66 and to sections |54a, |5417, |540, and |54d by pivots |68a, |68b, |680, and |68d, respectively. Upon the lower end of each link |56 is a roller |50, which assists in supporting chest |52.

Each of sections |54a, |5411, |54c, and |54d, comprises a frame supporting a drawer (not shown) which may be slid out of the left (Figure 9), when the shell is elevated. Links |56 and |58 are not vertical and rollers |50 are positioned slightly to the left of their respective pivots |66. When shell I0 is lowered rollers |50 automatically move to the left along the floor and the various units move to the position shown in Figure 10. Pivots |68a, |68b, |68c, and |68d, and |66, as well as pivots |64a, |64b, |64c, and |64d, and |62, are equally spaced along their respective links. Furthermore, the pivots at each end of each section (for example, pivots |68a and' |64a) are vertically and horizontally spaced the same as the corresponding vertical and horizontal spacing between pivots |66 and |62.l Thus, as shell |0 moves downwardly from the position of Figure 9 each section is moved to the left and down, first to the position shown in broken lines Figure 10) and then to the position shown in full lines. During this movement each section remains upright and the drawers carried by the various sections remain horizontal. In this manner a chest of drawers is provided which extends vertically and may be used without inconvenience when the upper shell is, elevated, but.

which automatically moves to a horizontally extended position when the shell is lowered. In this embodiment mounting member |60 is in the form of a box or chest and is provided at its front side with a door (not shown) hinged along thetop.

As best shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4, positioned in the rear (to the left of Figures 2 and 3) of upper compartment |2, is a bed |10. Bed |10 is supported by four bracket structures 12, (Figures 2 and 4) of the type which support wash basin |30, shown best in Figure 11. When shell 0 is in the nested position of Figure 3, bed |10 rests upon the floor, and the two elements of each bracket |12 are disengaged. As shell I0 approaches the elevated position of Figures 2 and 4, the elements of brackets |12 interengage at a proper time to lift bed |10 to the position shown.

As shown at the center of Figure 2, a trap door |14, hinged along the side, provides access to upper chamber 2. When the upper shell is being lowered, this door is closed and is iiush with lthe oor. In this embodiment when the units are in the nested position of Figure 3, clothes cabinet 96 is positioned over this trap door to prevent unwarranted access to the upper chamber. In the lower compartment a stairway |16 communicates with the opening. The lower portion of the stairway is shaped to provide a cabinet which may be used for storage space or for service equipment.

Positioned at the rear (left) of the lower compartment is a folding unit, generally indicated by the numeral |18, which is a combination bed, bookcase, chest of drawers, and writing desk. Unit |18 is made like chest of drawers |52 (shown in Figures 9 and 10), but is supported at the bottom (Figure 4). Unit |18 comprises a base section |80, and three movable sections |82. |84, and |86, which are supported at their ends by a linkage construction. This linkage construction comprises a pair of links |88 and |90, at each end, which are pivoted to base |80 by pivots |92 and |94, respectively; sections |82, |84 and |86 are connected to link |88 by pivots |88, 200'l and 202, and to link |90 by pivots 204, 206, and 208, respectively.. The upper ends of each pair of links |88, |90 are pivotally connected by a brace |86.

At the rear side of unit |86 upon a rigid frame 209 carried by links |88 is removably attached a. mattress 2| 0, the lower end of which fits in a suitable ,recessV 2|2.

Referring again to Figure 3, base section |80 is shown provided with a large drawer 2|4 and two small drawers 2|6. Sections |82, |84, and |86 are in the form of box-like frames, with vertical back and end walls (see also Figure 4), and with horizontal upper walls 220, 222, and 224, respectively; the bottom walls 226', 228, and 280 are not horizontal but extend upwardly and to the rear. Thus, a space vis provided between the top of section |80 and wall 226 of section |82 which is hidden when the\unit is in the position shown; corresponding spaces are provided between walls 220 and 228 and walls 222 and 230.

Each of the sections is also provided with a horizontally disposed false bottom, which extends forward from the rear edge of the inclined bottom wall. The space in section |82 between the false bottom and its upper wall 220 forms a storage compartment and a door 232 (Figure 2) is hinged at its lower edge 'so that it may be opened to a horizontal position to provide a writing desk. The corresponding space in section |84 is tted with four drawers 234, and the corresponding space in section |86 is provided with a glass door 236, hinged at the top so that it may be used as a bookshelf. The spacev231 below writing desk 232 is adapted for the storage of materials such as pencils, pens, etc. 234 are provided small drawers 2.88.

Referring again to Figure 4, unit |18 may be moved from the position shown in full line's to the position shown in broken lines, thus swinging the links |88 and |90 about their respective pivots |92 and |94. Braces |96 are provided with angular extensions 240, which are flush with their respective links when the unit is in the elevated position, but which extend downwardly to form legs when the unit is moved to the position shown in broken lines. Extensions 240 thus acting as legs, cooperate with pivots |84 and |92 to give rigid support to the unit so that it may be used as a bed. i

Each of links |88 is provided at its lower en with an extension 242, to the extremity of which is attached a coil spring 244, the other end of each coil spring being attached to base |80. Coil springs 244 balance the weight of the unit to facilitate operation. When the unit is being moved to and from the position shown in broken lines, sections |82,4 |84, and |86 are held upright and any material within the various -compartments is not molested.

Referring again to Figure l, the main body section 2 is provided near its front with a door 1 and at its rear with a door 9 (see Figure 4) which opens onto the rear porch. Suitable windows (Figure 1) are also provided which slide downwardly between the body walls. The upper section is provided with windows I3` and a door I5 which match with Windows and door 1, respectively; when upper shell |0 is in the nested position. Door l5 is slightly larger than door 'l so that it may be opened with door 1 .when the upper shell is in the nested position. Door I5 is provided with a safety latch which is eective when the upper shell is elevated, to prevent accidental opening of this door.

As various embodiments might be made of this invention, and as various changes might be made in the construction herein described, all without departing from the scope of the invention, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

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l. In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a floor and side wall and ceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and-side members mounted to move to a lower position over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shellto form an upper-room the floor of which is formed by said ceiling construction; a cabinet construction hinged to said roof and having a roller engaging the second named of said oors, said cabinet construction being so related to said shell that it will be moved to a vertical position when said shell is elevated and so'that it will be moved to a horizontal position when said shell is moved downwardly.

2. In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a floor and side wall and ceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted to move to alower position over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shell to` carried by said upper shell having two horizontal Above andV below drawers lines of pivotal connection spaced vertically and horizontally a predetermined distance apart; a cabinet construction comprising a plurality of sections and a supporting frame including four nection between each end of each section and the.

bar members attached thereto being horizontally andv vertically spaced said predetermined distance apart.

3. In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having I a floor and side wall and ceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted to move to a lower position over said lower` shell; means to elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the floor of which is formed bysaid ceiling construction; equipment means positioned between said roof vand said second named of said floors; and interengaging means including an element attached to said' upper shell and an element attached to said equipment means so positioned that they will interengage to raise said equipment means when said shell is elevated.

4. In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a floor and side wall and ceiling construction; an

upper shell having a roof and side members` mounted to move to a lower position over said lower shell; means to elevate 4said upper shell to form an upper room the floor of which is formed by said ceiling construction; equipment means positioned between said roof and said second named of said floors; and interengaging means comprising a tapered male member and a female member adapted to receive said male member, one of said members being attached to said shell and the other of said members being attached to said equipment means so positioned that they will interengage to raise said equipment means when said shell is elevated.

5. In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a floor and side wall andceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted to move to a lower position over said lower shell; `means to 'elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the oor of which is formed by said ceiling construction; a bed positioned between said roof and the second named of said iloorS; a plurality of interengaging means including a plurality of members mounted upon said upper shell and a plurality of members mounted upon said bed so related that they will interengage when said shell is elevated and said bed will be properly positioned for use.

6. In a-telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a iioor and Side wall and ceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted .to move to a lower position over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the oorof which is formed by said ceiling construction; a mirror and a, wash basin positioned between said roof and the second named of Said oors; means hingedly attaching-said mirror to said upper shell and to said wash basin; and interengaging means including a member attached to said upper shell and a member attached to said wash basin to u move said wash basin to its proper position when said shell is elevated.

7. In apparatus of the general nature of that described, a base member, a ceiling and wall construction adapted to be moved from a nested position adjacent said base member to an elevated position, a mirror hingedly attached along its upper edge to said ceiling and wall construction, a wash basin, a link attached to said wash basin, said link having one end attached to the edge of said wash basin and the other end thereof attached to said mirror at a point spaced from the top of said mirror a distance equal to the length of said link.

8. In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a floor and side wall and ceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted to move to a lower position over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the floor of which isformed by said ceiling construction; a collapsible porch construction mounted upon said lower shell, said porch construction being extendable for use and being collapsible to be enclosed by said upper shell when said upper shell is in its lower position.

9. In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a floor and side wall and ceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted to move to a lower position over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the oor of which is formed by said ceiling construction; a collapsible porch construction mounted to be moved from a collapsed position to a position for use; and means to move said porch to and from said position for use, said last named means being operable simultaneously with the means to elevate said upper shell.

10. In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a oor and side wall and ceiling construction;

an upper shell having a roof and side members mountedv to move to a lower position over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the floor of which is formed by said ceiling construction; a collapsible porch construction mounted upon said lower shell; means to move said porch to its extended position for use when said upper shell is elevated; a lid hinged along its upper edge to said upper shell, and means to swing said lid outwardly and hold said lid horizontally over said porch when said porch is moved to its extended position.

11. In a porch construction, a plurality of horizontally positioned supporting beams; a base structure slidably` mounting said beams to move to and from their extended position; a floor construction comprising a plurality of sections hingedly attached and adapted to collapse when said supporting beams move from said extended position;I a railing construction including, a hollow vertical post rigidly supported by said supporting beams, and a exible rope adapted to form a horizontal rail extending from the top oi' said post; and means to draw a portion of said rope into said post when said supporting beams are moved from their extended position.

12. In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a floor and a side wall and ceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted to move to a lower position down over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the iioor of which is formed by said ceiling construction; a collapsible shower cabinet comprising a `plurality of horizontal sections which are adapted to nest one within another when said upper shell is in its lower position, said sections being adapted to interengage and form a shower cabinet when moved from the nested position; and interengaging means upon said upper shell and one of said sections to move said sections to the extended position when said upper shell is raised.

13 In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a floor and a side wall and ceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted to move to a lower position down over Vsaid lower shell; means to elevate said upper Shell to form an upper room the floor of which is formed by said ceiling construction; a collapsible shower cabinet comprising a plurality of horizontal sections which are adapted to nest One withinA another when said upper shell is in its lower position, said sections being adapted to 'interengage and form a shower cabinet when .ing a floor and side wall and ceiling construction;

an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted to move to a lower position over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the oor of which is formed by said ceiling construction; a cabinet construction hinged to said roof and having roller means engaging the second named of said floors,` ysaid cabinet construction being Vso related to said shell that it will be moved to a vertical position when said shell is elevated and so that it will be 'moved to ahorizontal position when said shell is moved downwardly; and wedge means on the second named of said floors positioned to be engaged by said roller means when said cabinet is substantially in its vertical position.

15. In a telescopic' trailer, a lower shell having a oor and side wall and ceiling construction;

an upper shell having a roof and side members.

mounted to move to a lower position over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the floor of which is formed by said ceiling construction; a cabinet construction having a front side and a back side and hinged on a transverse axis at its top to said roof, said cabinet construction having a first roller means at its rear lower edge and a second roller means positioned upon its-front lower edge, said cabinet construction being so related to said shell that it will be moved to a vertical position when said shell is elevated and lso that itl will be moved to a horizontal position when said shell is moved downwardly, said rst roller means engaging the second named of said oors during the major portion of the movement of said cabinet, and said second roller means being positioned to extend below said iirst roller means and engage the second named of said fioors when said cabinet approaches its vertical position.

16. In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a oor and side wall and ceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted to move to a lower position over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the oor of which is formed by said ceiling construction; a fixed cabinet section rigidly mounted on said roofhaving two substantially vertical parallel end walls and having two horizontal lines of pivotal connection spaced vertically and horizontally a predetermined distance apart; a plurality of movable cabinet sections each having end walls substantially in the planes of the end walls of said fixed cabinet section; and a supporting frame comprising four parallel bar members pivotally attached in pairs to the respective end walls of each of said sections, one bar of each pair being connected at its end to the respective end wall of said xed cabinet section along each of said horizontal lines of pivotal connection, the connections between each end of each section and the bar members attached thereto being spaced apart horizontally and vertically said predetermined distance.

17. In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a floor and side wall and ceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted to move to a lower position over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the floor of which is formed by said ceiling construction; equipment means positioned between said roof and said second named of said floors; and interengaging means including an element attached to said upper shell and an element attached to said equipment means so positioned that they will interengage to raise said equipment means when said shell is elevated, and said interengaging means also including a plurality of pairs of interengaging elements, one element of each pair being attached to said upper shell and the other' element of each pair being attached to said lower shell and the relative positions of each element of the various pairs being such that they interengage when said upper shell is elevated.

18. In a. telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a. floor and side wail and ceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted to move toa lower position over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the floor of which is formed by said ceiling construction; equipment means positioned between said roof and said second named of said oors; and interengaging means including an element attached to said upper shell and an element attached to said equipment means so positioned that they will interengage to raise` said equipment means when said shell is elevated, and said interengaging means also including a plurality of pairs of lnterengaging elements, one element oi each pair being attached to said upper shell and the other element of each pair being attached to said lower shell, and the relative positions of each element of certain of the various pairs being such that they intere'ngage when said upper shell is elevated and the relative positions of each element of the remainder ofthe various pairs being such that they interengage when said upper vshell is lowered.

19. In a telescopic trailer. a lower shell having 05 a floor and side wall and ceiling construction;

\ an upper shell having a roof and side members i mounted to move to a lower position over said by said ceiling construction; a collapsible porch construction mounted upon said lower shell, said porch construction having a floor formed by two sections, one section of which is hinged along the bottom of the back wall oi said lower shell and being hinged along its opposite edge to one edge of the other of said sections, a frame construction supporting said sections including a plurality of hinged legs and a screw and lug unit operable to move said operating unit to a position substantially under said floor to thereby collapse said porch construction so that it is enclosed by said upper shell when said upper shell is in its lower position.

20. In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a floor and side wall and ceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted to move to a lower position over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the floor of which is formedv by said ceiling construction; a collapsible porch construction mounted upon said lower shell, said porch construction having a iioor formed by two sections, one section of which is hinged along the bottom of the back wall of said lower shell and being hinged along its opposite edge to one edge of the other of said sections, a collapsible frame construction supporting said sections including a plurality of hingedlegs, and interengaging cam means upon said supporting frame and said floor to raise the joined edges of said sections upon the initial collapsing movement of said frame construction from the fully extended position.

21. In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a iioor and side wall and ceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted to move to a lower position over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the oor of which is .formed by said ceiling construction, said means comprising four vertically extending male screws each of which carries a cooperating elevating lug and means to rotate said male screws simultaneously; a collapsible porch construction mounted to be moved from a collapsed position to a position for use; andmeans to move said porch to and from said position forA use, said last named means comprising a horizontalmale screw and lug unit mechanically interconnected with said four vertical male screws to be operable. simultaneously with the means to elevate said upper shell.

22. In a telescopic trailer, a lower shell having a oor and side wall and ceiling construction; an upper shell having a roof and side members mounted to move to a lower position over said lower shell; means to elevate said upper shell to form an upper room the floor of which is formed by said ceiling construction; a collapsible porch construction mounted upon said' lower shell; means to move said' porch to its extended position for use when said upper shell is elevated; a lid hinged along its upper edge to said upper shell, and means including a vertically extending cam construction and a hinged'awning to swing saidlid outwardly and hold said lid substantially horizontally over said porch when said porch ls moved to its extended position.

EDWARD K. THOMAS. 

